Early Years Apprentice

BOLTON LE SANDS PRE-SCHOOL

Lancashire (LA5 8DW)

Closes on Monday 1 December 2025

Posted on 13 October 2025

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Summary

Bolton-le-Sands Pre-school is looking for an Apprentice Early Years Educator (Level 3). You must already hold a recognised Early Years qualification at Level 2. You will work alongside our staff team to provide a safe, stimulating and nurturing environment for children aged 2 to 4 years old, as well as 2 to 11 year olds at our Out of School Clubs.

Wage

£11,778 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Salary will be discussed at interview.

Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
30 hours per week spread across four weekdays.

30 hours a week

Start date

Monday 5 January 2026

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

  • Promote, in full liasion with other staff, the wellbeing of all children
  • Contribute to safeguarding all children, with supervision and support from the staff team
  • Act as a positive role-model for children at all times, and, as an adult, act in a caring and responsible manner
  • Help to plan and deliver activities to children aged 2 - 11 years old to promote their learning and development, both indoors and outdoors
  • Help to set up activities so that they are appealing and stimulating, and tidy them away
  • Supervise children during snack and lunch times
  • Positively promote the development of children's communication and language skills
  • Ensure that the reputation and 'good name' of the Pre-school is maintained and promoted
  • Comply with the Pre-school's policies and procedures

Where you'll work

Off Packet Lane
Bolton-Le-Sands
Carnforth
Lancashire
LA5 8DW

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

LANCASTER AND MORECAMBE COLLEGE

Training course

Early years educator (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Recognise when a child or a colleague is in danger or at risk of abuse and act to protect them in line with safeguarding policy and procedure.
  • Apply legislation, policy and procedure to protect the health, safety and wellbeing of children in the setting (for example, food safety, diets, starting solid food, allergies, COSHH, and accidents, injuries, and emergencies).
  • Apply the principles of risk assessment and risk management within documentation and practice.
  • Teach children to develop skills to manage risk and maintain their own and others safety.
  • Use a range of communication methods, including technology, with other professionals to meet the individual needs of the child.
  • Develop and maintain effective professional, collaborative relationships with others involved in the education and care of the child.
  • Undertake the role and responsibilities of key person.
  • Recognise and apply theories of attachment to develop effective relationships with children.
  • Provide sensitive and respectful personal care for children from birth to 5 years.
  • Advocate for all children’s needs, including children which require SEND or EAL support.
  • Promote and facilitate children’s interpersonal communication to develop their social interactions and relationships.
  • Support children to develop a positive sense of their own identity and culture.
  • Support children to understand and respond to their emotions and make considered choices about their behaviours.
  • Assess the responsiveness of the environment for effective child-centred experiences in line with curriculum requirements.
  • Create inclusive, child-centred, dynamic, innovative, and evolving physical environments both indoors and outdoors.
  • Create inclusive and supportive emotional environment that enables the child to feel safe, secure, respected and experience a sense of wellbeing; maintaining and prioritising the individual child’s voice.
  • Apply strategies that support children’s ability to manage change, transition, and significant events.
  • Analyse observation evidence to assess and plan holistic individual learning based on a comprehensive understanding of the child’s needs and interests.
  • Facilitate and support child-centred opportunities and experiences based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.
  • Provide adult led opportunities and experience based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.
  • Use reflection to develop themselves both professionally and personally.
  • Recognise when a child or a colleague is in danger or at risk of abuse and act to protect them in line with safeguarding policy and procedure.
  • Apply legislation, policy and procedure to protect the health, safety and wellbeing of children in the setting (for example, food safety, diets, starting solid food, allergies, COSHH, and accidents, injuries, and emergencies).
  • Apply the principles of risk assessment and risk management within documentation and practice.
  • Teach children to develop skills to manage risk and maintain their own and others safety.
  • Use a range of communication methods, including technology, with other professionals to meet the individual needs of the child.
  • Develop and maintain effective professional, collaborative relationships with others involved in the education and care of the child.
  • Undertake the role and responsibilities of key person.
  • Recognise and apply theories of attachment to develop effective relationships with children.
  • Provide sensitive and respectful personal care for children from birth to 5 years.
  • Advocate for all children’s needs, including children which require SEND or EAL support.
  • Promote and facilitate children’s interpersonal communication to develop their social interactions and relationships.
  • Support children to develop a positive sense of their own identity and culture.
  • Support children to understand and respond to their emotions and make considered choices about their behaviours.
  • Assess the responsiveness of the environment for effective child-centred experiences in line with curriculum requirements.
  • Create inclusive, child-centred, dynamic, innovative, and evolving physical environments both indoors and outdoors.
  • Create inclusive and supportive emotional environment that enables the child to feel safe, secure, respected and experience a sense of wellbeing; maintaining and prioritising the individual child’s voice.
  • Apply strategies that support children’s ability to manage change, transition, and significant events.
  • Analyse observation evidence to assess and plan holistic individual learning based on a comprehensive understanding of the child’s needs and interests.
  • Facilitate and support child-centred opportunities and experiences based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.
  • Provide adult led opportunities and experience based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.
  • Use reflection to develop themselves both professionally and personally.

Training schedule

  • Early Years Educator (Level 3) qualification delivered via Lancaster and Morecambe College tutors, within the workplace.
  • The role will be at Bolton-Le-Sands Pre-school, Off Packet Lane, Bolton-Le-Sands Carnforth Lancashire LA5 8DW.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 3+)
  • Maths (grade 3 +)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness
  • Nurturing disposition

About this employer

Bolton-Le-Sands Pre-school is a small, charitable Pre-school run by a committee of volunteer parents. We offer Pre-school provision, Before and After School clubs and holiday care.

After this apprenticeship

For the right candidate, this position may, in time, lead to full-time employment

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BOLTON LE SANDS PRE-SCHOOL

Donna Jackson

b-l-s-preschool@outlook.com

01524824907

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000345603.

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Closes on Monday 1 December 2025

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